Itchy Head

"My son doesn't like rice!" "My daughter wouldn't eat without switching on the TV." "My kid hardly eats anything." "My kiddo is so short and weak, what to do about this kid. I'm just fed up." All of us have heard same or similar mutterings around us from mothers. Old, new, doesn't matter. Almost all the mothers in their lifetime, knowingly or unknowingly make negative statements about their kids.  If you are not one of those, portraying a negative picture of your kid, then your kid would have been shining in the glory of your positive affirmation. No doubt. WHY KIDS BEHAVE THE WAY, THEY DO. Kids are no exception. If somebody praises your particular dress or behavior, you notice that you also like to adore that. You get regular in wearing that dress, which was appreciated. Or, you start behaving the way, people appreciate you the most. This is human psychology. Our kids are no different. T...

Now a days, we have this huge epidemic of 'children refusing to eat' in almost every house which can very well afford to give the best to their children. This is not a scenario in your house or my house, be assured every mom of your child's friends would be complaining exactly what you or I do. Bringing up two children, I realized that this may vary from children to children depending on the eating habits of the household that they belong to but many a times we ignore our ignorance and continue with our poor knowledge of child or in a way human eating psychology before filling their plates. Here, I share a small excerpt from my kids handling, which I realized after so many years how dangerous it was while feeding my toddlers :- 'Finish fast or you'll be late for school.' I gulped down hearing her on my head. I felt like throwing up. My tummy was gurgling or doing something like that but mom would not believe me. 'Why can't you take sma...